Raiders of the Lost Ark

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User Rating: 4.5 | Raiders of the Lost Ark 2600

By dungeonboss | Review Date: August 4, 2006

As a kid I did not appreciate this game at all. The concept, even compared to the NES Metal Gear seemed extremely difficult to grasp. Now that I'm older, I can replay the game with a new appreciation for the style and realization that this game was far ahead of its time.

Gameplay- Difficult to undertand the controls at first, and sometimes confusing to figure out how certain puzzles are solved. I spent probably 5 hours dying before I figured out how to beat the first stage.

Graphics- suck. Even for Atari, this game's graphics make it difficult to understand whats going on in the game.

Sound- The only real sound is your gun shooting and little ditty when you die. The title screen is pretty cool. Better than The Infernal Machine on GBA anyways...

Value- After getting stuck so many times, I can't say I would spend too many hours replaying this game.

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